Where does “गृहपति” come from?

गृहपति (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit पति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pátiš, from Proto-Indo-European pótis, from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tis, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.

गृहपति (Sanskrit): householder

Definitions

  1. householder

Ancestry of “गृहपति”, step by step

गृहपति traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit पति

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपतिhusband; lord, master; master, owner, possessor,...
2Proto-Indo-Iranianpátišmaster, lord; husband
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
4Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

via Sanskrit गृह

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritगृहa house, habitation, home; assistant, servant;...
2Proto-Indo-Iraniangʰr̥dʰásenclosure; house
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰr̥dʰós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt

Words derived from “गृहपति”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pótis →